Identifying Group Policy attacks
Credit to Author: Angela Gunn| Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2023 17:19:24 +0000
A threat hunt looks at three attacker changes to a compromised Active Directory, and explains how to both understand and overcome them
Read moreImplementing Zero Trust: 5 Key Considerations
Credit to Author: Alifiya Sadikali| Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000
When implementing a Zero Trust strategy and selecting a solution to safeguard your company against cyber risk, there are many factors to consider. Five key areas include Visibility and Analytics, Automation and Orchestration, Central Management, Analyst Experience, and Pricing Flexibility and Transparency.
Read moreThis Is the Ops Manual for the Most Tech-Savvy Animal Liberation Group in the US
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000
For the first time, guerrilla animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere reveals a guide to its investigative tactics and toolkit, from spy cams to night vision and drones.
Read moreGovernment Surveillance Reform Act of 2023 Seeks to End Warrantless Police and FBI Spying
Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2023 20:44:02 +0000
The Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2023 pulls from past privacy bills to overhaul how police and the feds access Americans’ data and communications.
Read moreInternet Blackouts in Gaza Are a New Weapon in the Israel-Hamas War
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2023 18:41:31 +0000
Israel has said it’s prepared to disrupt internet service in Gaza, signaling a new age of warfare. In the past two weeks, the Palestinian territory has already suffered three communications shutdowns.
Read moreYouTube’s Ad Blocker Detection Believed to Break EU Privacy Law
Credit to Author: K.G. Orphanides| Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2023 16:52:58 +0000
A complaint filed with the EU’s independent data regulator accuses YouTube of failing to get explicit user permission for its ad blocker detection system, potentially violating the ePrivacy Directive.
Read moreUsing ChatGPT to cheat on assignments? New tool detects AI-generated text with amazing accuracy
Scientists have developed a ChatGPT detector with unprecedented accuracy. Even though it has a limited scope, this could be a big step forward.
Read moreQNAP warns about critical vulnerabilities in NAS systems
Two critical remotely exploitable vulnerabilities in QNAP’s network attached storage devices need to be patched. Do it now!
Read moreWindows Hello for Business: Passwordless authentication for Windows shops
Microsoft is trying to get rid of that sticky note that you see taped to everyone’s office monitor. You know, the one with the password on it. The one with all of the old passwords crossed off one by one, each one subtly different from the last — an exclamation point turning into an ampersand, a one into a two.
Enterprises have really done this to themselves. The passwords that most organizations require — which have to be complex, with long strings of numbers and specially cased phrases with some (but not all! heavens no, not the one you want) symbols — are difficult to remember. There’s no hope except to write them down. Then you have to reset them every so often. Then they get recycled. And on and on the cycle goes.